Lisa Sachs

Lisa Sachs is Director of the Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment (CCSI) and Associate Professor at the Columbia Climate School. She is a globally recognised expert on how laws, policies, and business practices shape global investment flows and impact sustainable development and climate goals. Since 2012, she has led CCSI’s work with governments, multilateral institutions, and civil society organisations worldwide—across sectors and disciplines—to design and implement pragmatic solutions to complex global challenges. She holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University, a Master’s in International Affairs from Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs, and a JD from Columbia Law School.